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  Benedict Wallet Vilakazi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (January 6, 1906 - October 26, 1947) was a South African Zulu poet, novelist, and educator.
Vilakazi split his childhood between herding the family cattleand the local mission school until the age of 10, at which point he transferred to St. Francis College, Mariannhill, a Roman Catholic monastery.
Vilakazi is also noted for his scholarly work on oral tradition and the Zulu and Xhosa languages, which on March 16, 1946, earned him the first Ph.D. to be won by a fl South African.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi   (483 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | African | Vilakazi gets bail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Pirates officials have announced that Vilakazi, who is the club's captain, is suspended from his post until the case is concluded.
Vilakazi's captaincy of the first team be suspended pending the outcome of the case," the club said in a statement.
Vilakazi is the second Bafana-Bafana player in just over a week to have a brush with the law.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/africa/4273381.stm   (314 words)

  
 Ajax Cape Town - Urban Warriors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
For a player to be successful you need to beat your team mates who vying for the same playing spot and be able to beat the opposition in the field of play.
As a player you need something more than talent for you to be able to have a competitive edge over both your team mates vying for the same position and the opposition.
A career as a player in football is very short and players need to get a lot of things right within a short space of time.
www.ajaxct.com /News/SA_Soccer_News/story_7625.shtml   (1125 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | African | Vilakazi deal on hold   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Vilakazi, who plays for Orlando Pirates in South Africa's Premier Soocer League, is currently facing trial for the alleged rape of a 15-year-old.
The Bafana-Bafana player was released on a $1,700 bond by a Johannesburg High Court on 15 February and is expected to make a subsequent appearance in court on 31 March.
Djugarden set their sights on the player during a recent playing tour of South Africa and had hoped a deal would be reached for him to join the club in the new Swedish season.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/africa/4294157.stm   (183 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Orlando Pirates Football Club
Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent.
A football team is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a football game, be it association football (soccer), rugby, Australian Rules football, American football, Gaelic football, or other version of football.
Orlando Pirates Football Club is extremely proud of its long history of winning trophies in Africa, the professional arena and within the amateur ranks.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Orlando-Pirates-Football-Club   (509 words)

  
 Vilakazi arrested on rape charges
The player is facing charges relating to an alleged rape that occurred in Johannesburg on January 27.
Vilakazi, who is married with two children, has been charged with statutory rape.
Vilakazi and will continue to do so until the end of the case,” read a statement on the clubs website.
www.kickoff.com /stories/story3833.html   (210 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Football | Special Reports | Group C
Player to watch Benni McCarthy, when he's not busy being linked with any and every Premiership club, is South Africa's best bet in front of goal, but defensive players are more likely to be important if the Bafana Bafana are to escape this tournament with their dignity in tact.
Player to watch The usual suspects present themselves here: Hatem Trabelsi offers the Carthage Eagles resilience at the back and a useful forward ball when the mood takes him, while Santos can cause opposition defences no end of trouble.
Player to watch Bundesliga's Andrew Sinkala and Moses Sichone will be heavily relied upon for experience on a bigger stage, while Collins Mbesuma, unlikely as it sounds on the little evidence we have from Portsmouth, is the man to get them goals.
football.guardian.co.uk /africannations2006/story/0,16964,1683290,00.html   (673 words)

  
 Orlando Pirates Football Club - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orlando Pirates are a South African football team, founded in 1937 in the Orlando section of Soweto, South Africa.
It is the oldest team in the Premier Soccer League (PSL).
This article about an African football club is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orlando_Pirates_Football_Club   (272 words)

  
 Nigerian Players.com | Database of Nigerian football players
It was no surprise as the Super Eagles brought their third-string squad after the late withdrawal of nine of their first team players.
Benedict Vilakazi increased the tally to 2-0 in the 60th minute.
Bottled by three defenders, the diminutive player outsprinted his markers before rattling the net, leaving Etafia sprawled on the ground.
www.nigerianplayers.com /article.asp?id=62   (578 words)

  
 Planet World Cup - 2006 - CAF qualifiers update August 8 2004
Since many African players are unfamiliar to the average fan, it seems useful to identify their clubs, even though it means a lot of parentheses in the text.
Later, when asked by the Zambian press about his overseas players, he said: "We can't say how many professionals we have in the team, but I think they are about seven or eight." A pretty good estimate, actually: by my calculations it's 7.43.
The players were tired enough from a long season, and the large majority of the side play for Zamalek, Al Ahly, and Ismaili, and thus had additional responsibilities in the Arab Champions League.
www.planetworldcup.com /CUPS/2006/caf_update01.html   (13225 words)

  
 Sunday Times - soccer - 03 Jun 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
AUGUSTO Palacios is the enigma of South African football.
Players such as Steven Pienaar, Zitha Mofokeng and Benedict Vilakazi can take South Africa to great heights, but they must be used regularly at full international level for that to happen."
"Vilakazi is a great player and I suspect that certain people used him to settle their differences with me," he said.
www.suntimes.co.za /2001/06/03/sport/soccer/soccer05.htm   (608 words)

  
 News - Prosport International - leaders in soccer and rugby player management   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Vilakazi and will continue to do so until the end of the case.
Vilakazi's captaincy of the first team be suspended pending the outcome of the case.
The Chairman of Orlando Pirates Football Club, Dr. Khoza wishes that in accordance with the laws of the country, Mr.
www.prosportinternational.com /news/OrlandoPirates.htm   (218 words)

  
 New Nation News -Black Sports
A former Montana State University basketball player was sentenced Monday to 90 days in jail for twice raping a 15-year-old girl, at least once when she was passed out after drinking whiskey with him.
All the players were charged with misdemeanor assault and battery, which carries a maximum sentence of 93 days in jail and a $500 fine.
PROVO — A former Brigham Young University football player said he knew he was wrong for allowing sexual activity to happen between a teenage girl and several fellow athletes last August.
www.newnation.org /Archives/black-sports-051020.html   (2223 words)

  
 New Nation News - Black Sports
His football eligibility is uncertain pending the outcome of the university inquiry.
Vilakazi, 23, a former Bafana Bafana striker, is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at her aunt's home in Rosettenville, southern Johannesburg in January this year.
It is alleged that Vilakazi had asked the girl if he could use the bathroom and while there, called her in and raped her.
www.newnation.org /Archives/black-sports-050729.html   (2672 words)

  
 Zimbabwe News :: Zim Observer News Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Other players known to South African soccer followers and who are mentioned in the story as having tampered with their ages are Alois Bunjira, Stewart Murisa, goalkeeper Tendai Tanyanyiwa and former Dynamos defender Nyasha Chazika.
This report comes at a time when South African football is enmeshed in a mess that might see the season fail to kick off on August 7.
Following claims that Benedict Vilakazi was an age cheat, John Comitis of Ajax Cape Town has written a letter to the league requesting that the player's matter should be tabled at the next meeting of the executive committee.
www.zimobserver.com /newsdetail.asp?article_id=425   (590 words)

  
 Pirates beat chiefs 2-1
Benedict Vilakazi faked injury from a tussle for the ball with Chiefs' defender Cyril Nzama.
Vilakazi, who was never injured, ran inside the pitch before being helped by paramedics, and his stance infuriated thousands of Chiefs fans.
It was after that incident that Nzama's aggression towards Vilakazi almost saw the premature end of the game as fans from both sides used the pitch as the battle field.
www.news24.com /News24/Sport/Soccer/0,,2-9-840_1613435,00.html   (759 words)

  
 SABCnews.com - south_africa/crime1justice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Vilakazi has been relieved of his duties as Pirates captain following rape allegations involving a 15-year old girl.
Pirates say Vilakazi is still on the team and it is at the discretion of the coach whether to field him or not.
Members of the community meanwhile believe that Vilakazi should be given a fair trial.
www.nso.org.za /south_africa/crime1justice/0,2172,98068,00.html   (249 words)

  
 FIFA.com
It will be one of the great fairytales of international football should the former Portuguese colony, with a population of less than 500,000, reach the 2006 finals next year.
It was some years ago that Football Federation president Mario Semedo started his attempt to persuade footballers of Cape Verdian descent to join up with his national team.
But slowly players from the Diaspora were attracted to the team, drawn from clubs in Portugal, France, the Netherlands, the USA and even Norway.
www.fifa.com /en/news/feature/0,1451,106529,00.html   (859 words)

  
 allAfrica.com: South Africa: Dumitru Under Fire for New Squad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Dumitru announced the squad at the weekend and Tovey said yesterday he was concerned about the lack of a solid, dominant player who could hold down the anchor role in the Bafana midfield in Egypt.
Dumitru has selected Joseph Makhanya, Daniel Tshabalala, Benedict Vilakazi, Mlungisi Gumbi, Elrio van Heerden, Siyabonga Nkosi, and Simphiwe Tshabalala in midfield but Tovey was far from convinced that any of these silky players would be able to impose themselves in the much debated position.
Orlando Pirates utility player Tshabalala is believed to be the player most likely to assume the role in Egypt, but Tovey still did not believe that any of the above players had the steel required for the role.
allafrica.com /stories/200601090786.html   (556 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Soccer - Africa: Radebe left out of Mashaba's squad - Thursday November 07, 2002 11:42 AM
The uncapped players include a trio of strikers -- Lucky Maselesele, David Radebe and Justice Sithole -- from Kaizer Chiefs, who are hovering near the foot of the premier league standings and have scored just two goals in five league matches.
They have 10 players in their squad who were part of the two previous triumphs but key defender Noureddine Drioueche warned on Thursday against possible complacency.
He told reporters the main goal agreed with the Moroccan football federation was to reach the semifinals of the 2004 African Nations Cup in Tunisia, the official MAP news agency reported.
www.cnn.com /cnnsi/soccer/news/2002/11/07/africa_rdp   (1191 words)

  
 Mail & Guardian Online:
Baxter confirmed this on Tuesday when he revealed he had received no directive from the South African Football Association (Safa) on whether Vilakazi, who is currently on bail pending a rape charge, should be considered for the national team in the interim.
Vilakazi was deprived of the Pirates captaincy pending his ongoing court case and left out of the key African Nations Cup qualifying game against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Durban last month.
Safa CEO Raymond Hack was on Wednesday unavailable for comment on the Vilakazi issue and with Baxter receiving no clarification either, the Bafana coach finds himself thrust between the devil and the deep blue sea in making a decision.
mg.co.za /articlePage.aspx?articleid=255469&area=/breaking_news/...   (381 words)

  
 Planet World Cup - 2006 - CAF qualifiers update March 17 2005
To make matters worse, Benedict Vilakazi, a potential starter in midfield, is currently facing trial for rape.
The Angolans are a modest lot, who draw half their players from the local league, and others from Egypt, Qatar, and unfancied teams in Portugal.
The first half of the qualifiers was a nightmare, with players either declining to play or somehow failing to make it to practices or games.
www.planetworldcup.com /CUPS/2006/caf_update02.html   (3308 words)

  
 Zambia trump SA in Cosafa Cup - SouthAfrica.info
A Bafana Bafana team, minus players from six clubs - Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates, Ajax Cape Town, Silver Stars, Golden Arrows and Dynamos - was eliminated by Zambia in the semifinals of the Cosafa Castle Cup on the weekend, but only after a nail-biting penalty shootout.
On 63 minutes, a beautiful pass from midfielder Benedict Vilakazi found striker Lungisani Ndlela and he netted with a well-taken left-footed shot to pull South Africa back into the game.
The midfield is littered with overseas-based players, with only Benedict Vilakazi of Pirates and Phil Evans of Supersport United playing their club football in South Africa.
www.safrica.info /what_happening/sports/cosafa-cup-2005.htm   (806 words)

  
 Sunday Times - South Africa's best selling newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In particular, he credited the players for their excellent movement on and off the ball.
Baxter hopes the question of a gap between the players based at home and those abroad was laid to rest, with Benedict Vilakazi and Benson Mhlongo having great games.
With his darting runs, playing in the hole behind Shaun Bartlett and Benni McCarthy, Vilakazi was in his element and he came close to capping a brilliant first half with a goal.
www.sundaytimes.co.za /2004/08/22/sport/soccer/soccer04.asp   (604 words)

  
 Xtratime Community - South Africa vs Nigeria [17.11.2004]
Striker Benedict Akwuegbu of St Gallen in Switzerland, Poland-based Ifeanyi Ekwueme, Ebenezer Ojo and Afam Onyekachi have also been invited.
Goals from Shaun Bartlett and dimunitive Benedict Vilakazi gave South Africa an historical 2-1 victory over Nigeria in the Mandela challenge on Wednesday.
Bartlett opened scoring in the 23rd minute, the Charlton striker heading home unmarked from a corner with Nigeria's defence caught ball-watching with Benedict Vilakazi adding the second in the 68th minute to send the fans into wild jubilation.
www.xtratime.org /forum/showthread.php?t=146454   (399 words)

  
 01 - 15 January
He will become a professional football player with the Dallas Cowboys (running back) and will play in Super Bowl V and VI.
1906 - Benedict Wallet Vilakazi is born in South Africa.
She had been the first woman to graduate from medical school in the Dominican Republic, becoming the first woman physician to practice in that country.
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 New Nation News -Black Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The players had been thrown off the football team and dismissed from school after the charges were brought.
She said when she was interviewing the woman she appeared to be in a state of shock.
Twenty-year-old Karland Bennett was initially one of four players charged with aggravated sexual assault after a 17-year-old girl accused them of raping her in August 2004.
www.newnation.com /NNN-black-sports.html   (2115 words)

  
 sport.iafrica.com | today's news Baxter to pick Vilakazi?
Baxter confirmed this on Tuesday when he revealed he had received no directive from Safa as to whether Vilakazi, who is currently on bail pending a rape charge, should be considered for the national team in the interim.
Vilakazi was stripped of the Pirates' captaincy pending his court case, and also left out of the key African Nations Cup qualifying game against the DRC in Durban last month.
When England internationals Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer were charged with committing grievious bodily harm several years ago, the English FA immediately announced it was inappropriate that either player should be considered for international duty pending the conclusion of the controversial case in Leeds.
sport.iafrica.com /news/513584.htm   (517 words)

  
 Ajax Cape Town - Urban Warriors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Playing away in Africa takes a special kind of player to do the job for the country, the kind of player who is prepared to sweat blood, remain calm under pressure from hostile home crowds, accept dubious referee decisions and run himself into the ground.
SuperSport's recent excursions into Africa would also have given Katza a taste of football life on the continent, while he also has a knack of scoring with his head from set pieces.
Centre-mid: Benedict Vilakazi: After taking a while to really establish himself in the Bafana side, The 'Little Napoleon' has flourished under the guidance of Baxter and looks set to go from strength to strength on the international stage.
www.ajaxct.com /News/SA_Soccer_News/story_9050.shtml   (913 words)

  
 Daily News - More setbacks for Bafana coach
With the threat of star goalkeeper Hans Vonk being the latest player to be ruled out through injury, and sturdy defender Nasief Morris yet to join the camp in Durban due to his wife being in partial labour, Baxter looked like a man who wished he had a magic wand at training yesterday evening.
Baxter's first major setback was the SA Football Association (Safa) saying there wasn't enough money to take the national team to Portugal to acclimatise for this weekend's clash.
Baxter said even the element of surprise in terms of the players he wanted to use in the game had been lost because "somebody at Safa leaked the squad", effectively allowing the Cape Verde technical team to gain early knowledge of the players.
www.dailynews.co.za /index.php?fSectionId=531&fArticleId=2539848   (752 words)

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